The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1887-03-12
TERRITORIAL LEGISLATURE.
Proceedings of the Fifteenth Regular Ses-
sion.


| COUNCIL.
! THURSDAY, 3D.-COlllns introduced G.
B. No. 5S, authorizing the governor te
restore discharged convicts to citizenship
Rules were suspended and the bill passed
by unanimous vote. Richards introduced
C. B. No. 50, to punish seduction, and il
was passed under suspension of the rules
A message from the house announced the
passage of c. B. No. SO, the municipal
corporation act, with amendments. The
amendments were considered and adopted
and the bill ordered enrolled. G.. B. No
80, Thompson's revenue bill, was passed
FRIDAY, 4TH.-C. 3. No. SO, creating a
board of medical examiners, passed. H
B. No. 20, providing for an insaneasylum,
passed by vote of II to 0, Collins being
absent. c. B. No. 81, concerning barbed
wire fences out of repair, was passed by a
vote of 10 to /, Waters voting in the mega
tive and Collins being absent. H. B. No
55, providing for building and loan asso
Citations, was passed.
SATURDAY, 5TH.--Waters introduced G.
J. r. IS, relieving Farragut Post, No. 7,
G. A. r., of Livingston, Of responsibility
for twenty stand of arms loaned the post
by the governor, and which were de-
stroyed in fire at Livingston last year.
The resolution was passed under suspen-
sion of the rules. H. B. No. 80, provid-
ing for the sale of the old arsenal at Vir-
ginia City, and the establishment Of a
new one at Helena, was passed by unani-
nous vote. Z. B. No. 81, increasing the
fees of expert witnesses, and of expert
and other jurors on insanity inquests, was
passed. A communication from the house
stated that the house receded from its
amendment to c. B. No. 4, striking out
the section requiring the publication of
commissioners proceedings and other
matters, and the bill was referred to the
enrolling committee.
MONDAY, 7TII.--H. B. No. So, the road
law, was read third time an! passed.
H. B. No. A, in relation to length OF
county commissioners meetings; H. B.
No. ", transferring the recording of
marks and brands from the office of terri
torial treasurer to the office of the secre-
tary of the board of stock commissioners,
and II. B. No IS, to amend the act passed
at the last session for the better protection
OF live stock, were read third time and
passed without opposition. Fl. B. No. Sc,
the license bill, passed by vote of 8 to 3,
the negative voters being Hundley, Rick
ards and Waters. II. B. No. q, the gam
bling law, passed by a vote OF 10 to 1,
Richards being the negative voter. H. B.
No. 81, to prevent diseased animals from
running at large, was passed without a
dissenting voice. H. 3. No. SO, provid-
ing for the incorporation of savings banks
and trust, deposit and security associa-
tions, was passed without opposition. A
communication from the governor an
nounced he had appointed on territorial
board of arbitration Manlius V. Kirtley,
of Helena, to represent the labor element;
Richard A. Eddy, of Missoula, to repre-
sent the employers, and W. J. Penrose, OF
Butte, to represent the element not likely
to be interested in any dispute between
employers and employees.
TUESDAY, STH.-H. B. No. 63, prohib-
iting the taking of fish in any other way
than by hook and line; H. B. No. SO,
concerning the poisoning OF dogs; H. B.
No. 80, concerning liens of mechanics
and others; H. B. No. 81, concerning
alienation of mining property by corpora
tions; H. B. No. 50, concerning the rep
resentation of quartz lodes; H. B. No. GA,
concerning the publication of summons,
and H. B. No. 81, concerning prisoners
in city jails, were passed without dis
senting voice. H. B. No. IS, providing
for the employment of stenographers in
district courts, was amended by making
the salary $1,000 per year, and as amend
ed the bill was passed. H. B. No. rs,
concerning game, fur-bcaring animals,
and fish, as amended by the council, was
passed. Waters introduced by consent
c. B. No. 62, which prohibits persons
from wearing badges of societies to which
they do not belong. Under suspension of
the rules the bill was passed. c. B. No.
IA, for the care and maintenance of Or
phan children, was passed, Kennedy and
Richards voting in the negative. Hick
man by consent, introduced G. B. No. 81.
amending section 192 of the fourth divi-
sion of the Revised Statutes. 1t reduces
the penalty for killing an animal belong
ing to some other person. Rules were
suspended and the bill passed without
opposition.
HOUSE.
THURSDAY, 3D.-C. B. No. 45, the mu
nicipal corporation bill, passed by vote
of Is to 5, Anderson, Kanouse and Iitman